Hey, it's Ben Strong
from amver.com and we're here to show you how to -- this is kind of a
how to series -- and right now, we're going to talk about how to enroll
your ship in Amver. So the first thing you need to do is go to
www.amver.com and there you go, voila, it takes you to the Amver
homepage. To enroll a ship in Amver, use the frequently used links, the
red button, click Enroll in Amver. That brings you to the enrollment
page which has the SAR questionnaire link and the Amver ship reporting
manual which is available in several different languages.
But first and foremost, let's go ahead and get a ship enrolled. Click
the SAR(Q) form. And we need an email address. That could be the email
address on-board the ship, maybe you're on the operations department.
Simply type in your email address. Woops, I should type it correctly. benjamin.m.strong@gmail.com. Your vessel name, maybe it's the -- what
should we call it, the Amver? Call sign, OU812. And this is important,
we need your IMO number. So put the vessels IMO number, 12345, and an
Inmarsat Voice number which is a new feature that we're asking for. It's
a new field that we're asking for in Amver enrollment, and what this
does is it gives our search and rescue personnel direct access to the
bridge. They're going to need to contact someone on your bridge in case
of emergency. This is the number you would normally use for voice
communications on the bridge. So type in that number so our SAR
personnel can contact you if there's an emergency. You can also include
medical personnel, is there a doctor on board, physician, nurse. Tick
whatever box that's applicable. If you're unfamiliar with your radio
watch schedule you can leave that blank. What is important, however, is
the Completed By. We just want to know the name of the individual. So
if there's a problem, we can get back to you and perhaps change things
or update the questionnaire.
Once you've done this one time, you don't have to do it anymore and this
just stays in our repository and it gives our SAR personnel some
necessary information when they look at your vessel in an Amver surface
picture should you be called upon for a search and rescue case. Finally,
you need to enter the Captcha information. That's this code right here.
You'll need to enter that information into the field below. 97ECB. And
then click Submit SAR(Q) form. Now I just want to make sure that they
know that this is a test and we're going to submit SAR(Q) form. Once
you've done that, your SAR(Q) request is complete. Thank you for your
request, it will be processed as soon as possible, usually Monday
through Friday during normal business hours. So, that's how to enroll a
ship in Amver. I hope that it will spur you to get your vessels enrolled
in our search and rescue system. I'm Ben Strong from Amver.com.

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